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“From that very first minute I sin ‘im – strung upside down and howling – oh I certainly knew we had business all right”

Orford Museum will be presenting a new play about Orford in St. Bartholomew’s Church on Saturday 26th October 2013.

Inspired by the legend of the Wild Man of Orford and written by Elizabeth Kuti, the play was first presented as part of the RADA Festival earlier this year before transferring to the Finborough Theatre in London from September 3rd to September 28th.

Using just the power of words and storytelling, Fishskin Trousers weaves together the haunting tales of three lost people from different eras, united by the common setting of the fishing village of Orford, its castle and its mysterious island, Orford Ness.

From the twelfth century, Mab gives an eye-witness account of the legendary Wild Man of Orford, caught in the nets of fishermen. Eight hundred years later, at the height of the Cold War, Ben, a young Australian scientist, hears strange noises on the Ness as he tries to fix the island’s radar system. While Mog, in 2004, is faced with a heartbreaking decision.

Suffused by the landscape and traditional folk tales of East Anglia, their echoing voices and stories reveal how deeply and intimately their lives touch each other, though decades – and even centuries – separate them.

The performance of Fishskin Trousers in St. Bartholomew’s Church will feature the original London cast and doors will open at 5.30pm with a licensed bar available until the start of the performance at 6.30pm.

TimeOut review

Guardian review

UK Theatre Network magazine review

 

Tickets and details Jacki Maslin 01394450276 or Email

– See more at: http://www.orford.org.uk/fishskin-trousers-26th-october/#sthash.bQeeOk0D.dpuf

 

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